CVE-2009-3043

The tty_ldisc_hangup function in drivers/char/tty_ldisc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.31-rc before 2.6.31-rc8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash, sometimes preceded by a NULL pointer dereference) or possibly gain privileges via certain pseudo-terminal I/O activity, as demonstrated by KernelTtyTest.c.

CVSS v2.0

4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 56th percentile

Published

2009-09-02

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33193

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2009-3042
• CVE-2009-3052
• CVE-2009-3041
• CVE-2009-3053
• CVE-2009-3040
• CVE-2009-3054